In the beginning of 2012, the European pop music scene will once again gather together in the Dutch city of Groningen. It’s “Eurosonic Nooderslag” time, which means festival organizers, music promoters and pop experts from all over Europe will assemble to get … read more »

These five young musicians from Austria’s westernmost province of Vorarlberg have recently become a cult phenomenon in Central Europe. One of their songs, Vo Mello Bis Ge Schoppornou, even made second place in the charts in Austria and Germany, and broke Youtube … read more »

Founded in 1922, the International Society for Contemporary Music (ISCM) is an important international network of members from around fifty countries, devoted to the promotion and presentation of contemporary music. To honour the fact that ISCM started its history in Salzburg, Austria, … read more »

To be quite honest, mica – music austria was probably not expecting so many entries. More than 70 artists submitted their audiovisual works to the first competition Tonbild 2011, organized by mica – music austria. The terms of the competition were videos … read more »

To be quite honest, we were not expecting so many entries.  More than 70 artists submitted their audiovisual works to the first competition Tonbild 2011, organized by mica – music austria. The terms for the competition were the submission of videos from … read more »

This year Soundings is celebrating its 8th anniversary with some of the most notable composers and musicians who were a part of this unique platform for contemporary music in the course of its history. Initiated in 2004 by the Austrian Cultural Forum … read more »

Although the local club culture has become somewhat static, it still can surprise in the formal aspect. No project can illustrate this more vividly than Elektro Guzzi. Playing the idea of ​​techno with the means of a classic line-up was first conceived … read more »

Vienna in the early nineties. After the shoulder padded party hedonism of the eighties, a substantially transformed club culture began to emerge. A new generation of protagonists with a unique and original approach to music came to the fore, young people who … read more »

Jazz is communication between musicians, jazz is communication between countries. On the 14th of December 2011, mica focus will host a discussion session on the subject “Collaborations and Exchange Projects of Organizers and Musicians between Austria and the Countries of the Former … read more »

Soundings, the Austrian Cultural Forum London’s unique platform for contemporary music now in its 8th year, presents and profiles young composers and artists from the UK and Austria in workshops, symposia and performances. With multiple premières, collaborations and broadcasts on BBC Radio … read more »